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There was a moment in the spring of 1993, as the single "Two Princes" and the debut album Pocket Full of Kryptonite peaked in the top five of their respective charts, that the Spin Doctors appeared to be on the brink of a big career. Only a little over a year later, when Turn It Upside Down peaked well below the Top Ten in its first week of release and failed to produce a Top 40 hit, the group began a commercial slide that turned into one of the more spectacular flame-outs of the '90s when their third album, You've Got to Believe in Something, didn't even sell well enough to reach the charts. Pop fans can be fickle, but this was ridiculous. That at least seems to be the reasoning behind the selections on Just Go Ahead Now: A Retrospective ("Just go ahead now" is the tag line of "Two Princes"), which excerpts five tracks each from the three albums, adding the previously unreleased mid-tempo rocker "Miss America" and a live version of "Refrigerator Car" from Pocket Full of Kryptonite that was on the concert album Homebelly Groove...Live. Compilation producer Bruce Dickinson's apparent contention that the three studio albums are of equal value is not borne out by a listen to the disc. Those first five tracks, all of which were album rock radio hits and three of which reached the singles charts, present the band at its lively, kinetic best, with Chris Barron rhythmically singing his wordy lyrics over the funky grooves. But as soon as "Cleopatra's Cat," the first track from Turn It Upside Down, begins, the music begins to seem forced. There are some good songs as the disc goes on -- the Dylan-ish "If Wishes Were Horses," for example, and "She Used to Be Mine," both from You've Got to Believe in Something -- but nothing to match the rush of the early tracks. The group would have been better served by a more careful selection of its Epic recordings, with more from Pocket Full of Kryptonite, better and fewer choices from the second and third albums (where's "Mary Jane"?), and, especially, more live tracks. As it is, this release looks like the record label's excuse to delete the Spin Doctors' other albums while keeping a compilation in print.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Aaron Comess, Background Vocal - Aaron Comess, Composer - Aaron Comess, Drums - Aaron Comess, Lyricist - Aaron Comess, Percussion - Chris Barron, Composer - Chris Barron, Lyricist - Chris Barron, Vocal - Eric Schenkman, Composer - Eric Schenkman, Guitar - Eric Schenkman, Lyricist - Frankie LaRocka, Mixing Engineer - Frankie LaRocka, Producer - Jeff Lippay, 2nd Engineer - Joseph M. Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer - Mark White, Bass - Mark White, Composer - Mark White, Lyricist - Motley, 2nd Engineer - Peter Denenberg, Engineer - Peter Denenberg, Mixing Engineer - Peter Denenberg, Producer - Spin Doctors, Mixing Engineer - Spin Doctors, Performer - Spin Doctors, Producer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1991 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Aaron Comess, Background Vocal - Aaron Comess, Composer - Aaron Comess, Drums - Aaron Comess, Lyricist - Aaron Comess, Percussion - Chris Barron, Composer - Chris Barron, Lyricist - Chris Barron, Vocal - Eric Schenkman, Composer - Eric Schenkman, Guitar - Eric Schenkman, Lyricist - Frankie LaRocka, Mixing Engineer - Frankie LaRocka, Producer - Jeff Lippay, 2nd Engineer - Joseph M. Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer - Mark White, Bass - Mark White, Composer - Mark White, Lyricist - Motley, 2nd Engineer - Peter Denenberg, Engineer - Peter Denenberg, Mixing Engineer - Peter Denenberg, Producer - Spin Doctors, Mixing Engineer - Spin Doctors, Performer - Spin Doctors, Producer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1991 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Aaron Comess, Background Vocal - Aaron Comess, Composer - Aaron Comess, Drums - Aaron Comess, Lyricist - Aaron Comess, Percussion - Chris Barron, Composer - Chris Barron, Lyricist - Chris Barron, Vocal - Eric Schenkman, Composer - Eric Schenkman, Guitar - Eric Schenkman, Lyricist - Frankie LaRocka, Mixing Engineer - Frankie LaRocka, Producer - Jeff Lippay, 2nd Engineer - Joseph M. Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer - Mark White, Bass - Mark White, Composer - Mark White, Lyricist - Motley, 2nd Engineer - Peter Denenberg, Engineer - Peter Denenberg, Mixing Engineer - Peter Denenberg, Producer - Spin Doctors, Mixing Engineer - Spin Doctors, Performer - Spin Doctors, Producer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1991 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Aaron Comess, Background Vocal - Aaron Comess, Composer - Aaron Comess, Drums - Aaron Comess, Lyricist - Aaron Comess, Percussion - Chris Barron, Composer - Chris Barron, Lyricist - Chris Barron, Vocal - Eric Schenkman, Composer - Eric Schenkman, Guitar - Eric Schenkman, Lyricist - Frankie LaRocka, Mixing Engineer - Frankie LaRocka, Producer - Jeff Lippay, 2nd Engineer - John Bush, Congas - Joseph M. Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer - Mark White, Bass - Mark White, Composer - Mark White, Lyricist - Motley, 2nd Engineer - Peter Denenberg, Engineer - Peter Denenberg, Mixing Engineer - Peter Denenberg, Producer - Spin Doctors, Mixing Engineer - Spin Doctors, Performer - Spin Doctors, Producer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1991 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
A. Comess, Composer - A. Comess, Lyricist - Aaron Comess, Background Vocal - Aaron Comess, Composer - Aaron Comess, Drums - Aaron Comess, Lyricist - Aaron Comess, Percussion - Barron, Composer - Barron, Lyricist - Chris Barron, Composer - Chris Barron, Lyricist - Chris Barron, Vocal - Eric Schenkman, Composer - Eric Schenkman, Guitar - Eric Schenkman, Lyricist - Frank Auersa, Producer - Frank Aversa, Engineer - Frankie LaRocka, Mixing Engineer - Jeff Lippay, 2nd Engineer - Joseph M. Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer - Mark White, Bass - Mark White, Composer - Mark White, Lyricist - Motley, 2nd Engineer - Peter Denenberg, Engineer - Peter Denenberg, Mixing Engineer - Schenkman, Composer - Schenkman, Lyricist - Spin Doctors, Mixing Engineer - Spin Doctors, Performer - Spin Doctors, Producer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - White, Composer - White, Lyricist
(P) 1991 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Aaron Comess, Composer - Aaron Comess, Drums - Aaron Comess, Lyricist - Aaron Comess, Percussion - Chris Barron, Composer - Chris Barron, Lyricist - Chris Barron, Vocal - Eric Schenkman, Composer - Eric Schenkman, Guitar - Eric Schenkman, Lyricist - Frankie LaRocka, Producer - Mark White, Bass - Mark White, Composer - Mark White, Lyricist - Peter Denenberg, Producer - Spin Doctors, Performer - Spin Doctors, Producer
(P) 1994 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Aaron Comess, Composer - Aaron Comess, Drums - Aaron Comess, Lyricist - Aaron Comess, Percussion - Chris Barron, Composer - Chris Barron, Lyricist - Chris Barron, Vocal - Eric Schenkman, Composer - Eric Schenkman, Guitar - Eric Schenkman, Lyricist - Frankie LaRocka, Producer - Mark White, Bass - Mark White, Composer - Mark White, Lyricist - Peter Denenberg, Producer - Spin Doctors, Performer - Spin Doctors, Producer
1994 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Aaron Comess, Drums - Aaron Comess, Percussion - Chris Barron, Vocal - E. Schenkman, Composer - E. Schenkman, Lyricist - Eric Schenkman, Guitar - Frankie LaRocka, Producer - L. Kelly, Composer - L. Kelly, Lyricist - Mark White, Bass - Peter Denenberg, Producer - Spin Doctors, Performer - Spin Doctors, Producer
(P) 1994 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
A. Comess, Composer - A. Comess, Lyricist - Aaron Comess, Drums - Aaron Comess, Percussion - C. Barron, Composer - C. Barron, Lyricist - Chris Barron, Vocal - E. Schenkman, Composer - E. Schenkman, Lyricist - Eric Schenkman, Guitar - Frankie LaRocka, Producer - Mark White, Bass - Maurice White, Composer - Maurice White, Lyricist - Peter Denenberg, Producer - Spin Doctors, Performer - Spin Doctors, Producer
(P) 1994 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
A. Comess, Composer - A. Comess, Lyricist - Aaron Comess, Drums - Aaron Comess, Percussion - C. Barron, Composer - C. Barron, Lyricist - Chris Barron, Vocal - E. Schenkman, Composer - E. Schenkman, Lyricist - Eric Schenkman, Guitar - Frankie LaRocka, Producer - Mark White, Bass - Maurice White, Composer - Maurice White, Lyricist - Peter Denenberg, Producer - Spin Doctors, Performer - Spin Doctors, Producer
(P) 1994 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Aaron Comess, Composer - Aaron Comess, Drums - Aaron Comess, Lyricist - Aaron Comess, Percussion - Anthony Krizan, Guitar - Anthony Krizan, Vocal - Biz Markie, Performer - Chris Barron, Composer - Chris Barron, Lyricist - Chris Barron, Vocal - Danny Kortchmar, Producer - Eric Schenkman, Composer - Eric Schenkman, Lyricist - Joseph M. Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer - Mark White, Bass - Mark White, Composer - Mark White, Lyricist - Peter Denenberg, Producer - Spin Doctors, Performer
(P) 1995 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Aaron Comess, Composer - Aaron Comess, Drums - Aaron Comess, Lyricist - Aaron Comess, Percussion - Anthony Krizan, Composer - Anthony Krizan, Guitar - Anthony Krizan, Lyricist - Anthony Krizan, Vocal - Babi Floyd, Background Vocal - Chris Barron, Composer - Chris Barron, Lyricist - Chris Barron, Vocal - Danny Kortchmar, Producer - Joseph M. Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer - Mark White, Bass - Mark White, Composer - Mark White, Lyricist - Peter Denenberg, Producer - Spin Doctors, Performer
(P) 1995 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Aaron Comess, Composer - Aaron Comess, Drums - Aaron Comess, Lyricist - Aaron Comess, Percussion - Anthony Krizan, Composer - Anthony Krizan, Guitar - Anthony Krizan, Lyricist - Anthony Krizan, Vocal - Babi Floyd, Background Vocal - Bernie Worrell, Keyboards - Chris Barron, Composer - Chris Barron, Lyricist - Chris Barron, Vocal - Danny Kortchmar, Producer - Frank Floyd, Background Vocal - Joseph M. Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer - Mark White, Bass - Mark White, Composer - Mark White, Lyricist - Peter Denenberg, Producer - Spin Doctors, Performer
(P) 1995 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Aaron Comess, Composer - Aaron Comess, Drums - Aaron Comess, Lyricist - Aaron Comess, Percussion - Anthony Krizan, Composer - Anthony Krizan, Guitar - Anthony Krizan, Lyricist - Anthony Krizan, Vocal - Babi Floyd, Background Vocal - Bernie Worrell, Keyboards - Chris Barron, Composer - Chris Barron, Lyricist - Chris Barron, Vocal - Danny Kortchmar, Producer - Frank Floyd, Background Vocal - Joseph M. Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer - Lewilda Kiner, Jr., Composer - Lewilda Kiner, Jr., Lyricist - Mark White, Bass - Mark White, Composer - Mark White, Lyricist - Peter Denenberg, Producer - Spin Doctors, Performer
(P) 1995 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Aaron Comess, Composer - Aaron Comess, Drums - Aaron Comess, Lyricist - Aaron Comess, Percussion - Anthony Krizan, Composer - Anthony Krizan, Guitar - Anthony Krizan, Lyricist - Anthony Krizan, Vocal - Chris Barron, Composer - Chris Barron, Lyricist - Chris Barron, Vocal - Joseph M. Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer - Mark White, Bass - Mark White, Composer - Mark White, Lyricist - Peter Denenberg, Producer - Spin Doctors, Performer - Spin Doctors, Producer
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Aaron Comess, Composer - Aaron Comess, Drums - Aaron Comess, Lyricist - Aaron Comess, Percussion - Anthony Krizan, Composer - Anthony Krizan, Guitar - Anthony Krizan, Lyricist - Anthony Krizan, Vocal - Babi Floyd, Background Vocal - Bernie Worrell, Keyboards - Chris Barron, Composer - Chris Barron, Lyricist - Chris Barron, Vocal - Danny Kortchmar, Producer - Diva gRAY, Background Vocal - Frank Floyd, Background Vocal - Joseph M. Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer - Mark White, Bass - Mark White, Composer - Mark White, Lyricist - Peter Denenberg, Producer - Robin Clark, Background Vocal - Spin Doctors, Performer
(P) 1995 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Aaron Comess, Composer - Aaron Comess, Drums - Aaron Comess, Lyricist - Aaron Comess, Percussion - Aaron Comess, Producer - Chris Barron, Composer - Chris Barron, Lyricist - Chris Barron, Vocal - Eric Schenkman, Composer - Eric Schenkman, Guitar - Eric Schenkman, Lyricist - Eric Schenkman, Producer - Frankie LaRocka, Producer - Joseph M. Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer - Mark White, Bass - Mark White, Composer - Mark White, Lyricist - Peter Denenberg, Producer - Spin Doctors, Performer - Spin Doctors, Producer
(P) 1992 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Albumbeschreibung
There was a moment in the spring of 1993, as the single "Two Princes" and the debut album Pocket Full of Kryptonite peaked in the top five of their respective charts, that the Spin Doctors appeared to be on the brink of a big career. Only a little over a year later, when Turn It Upside Down peaked well below the Top Ten in its first week of release and failed to produce a Top 40 hit, the group began a commercial slide that turned into one of the more spectacular flame-outs of the '90s when their third album, You've Got to Believe in Something, didn't even sell well enough to reach the charts. Pop fans can be fickle, but this was ridiculous. That at least seems to be the reasoning behind the selections on Just Go Ahead Now: A Retrospective ("Just go ahead now" is the tag line of "Two Princes"), which excerpts five tracks each from the three albums, adding the previously unreleased mid-tempo rocker "Miss America" and a live version of "Refrigerator Car" from Pocket Full of Kryptonite that was on the concert album Homebelly Groove...Live. Compilation producer Bruce Dickinson's apparent contention that the three studio albums are of equal value is not borne out by a listen to the disc. Those first five tracks, all of which were album rock radio hits and three of which reached the singles charts, present the band at its lively, kinetic best, with Chris Barron rhythmically singing his wordy lyrics over the funky grooves. But as soon as "Cleopatra's Cat," the first track from Turn It Upside Down, begins, the music begins to seem forced. There are some good songs as the disc goes on -- the Dylan-ish "If Wishes Were Horses," for example, and "She Used to Be Mine," both from You've Got to Believe in Something -- but nothing to match the rush of the early tracks. The group would have been better served by a more careful selection of its Epic recordings, with more from Pocket Full of Kryptonite, better and fewer choices from the second and third albums (where's "Mary Jane"?), and, especially, more live tracks. As it is, this release looks like the record label's excuse to delete the Spin Doctors' other albums while keeping a compilation in print.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:13:04
- Main artists: Spin Doctors
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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